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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	June 12, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Fire Foundation Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/12/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

ABSENT:

Karen Mitchoff, Director

Contact:

Lewis Broschard, Deputy Chief 925-941-3300 x1101

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 12, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the California Fire Foundation, in an amount not to exceed $15,000, for the purchase of helicopter equipment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Grant funded

BACKGROUND:

The California Fire Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters, and the communities they protect. The California Fire Foundation is partnering with Pacific Gas & Electric Company to provide funding to fire departments and firefighter associations to address issues such as wildfires, floods, and climate-caused disasters.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) partners with the Office of the Sheriff to provide helicopter rescue and firefighting support. This funding will allow the District to purchase helicopter equipment (a Bambi Bucket) to support the program. The Bambi Bucket is a water carrying and dropping device that attaches to the bottom of the helicopter. It is used to collect water from remote waterways, rivers, or lakes and drop it on wildland fires. This device allows the Sheriff’s helicopter to become a force multiplier to the fire crews on the ground. The Office of the Sheriff has their pilot and helicopters carded for aerial firefighting by CALFire and the U.S. Forest Service. The County Air Unit currently has only one Bambi Bucket for one helicopter for aerial firefighting. We would like to obtain a second Bambi Bucket for the second helicopter to increase the mission profile of the Air Unit and allow both helicopters to perform aerial water drops on wildland fires.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District will not be able to take advantage of this funding opportunity.